The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-03-02
NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN.

According to a recent authority there
are 600 women writers in Germany.
Bretelles and other V-shaped corsage
trimmings are meeting with much favor.
Rhode Island is a small State, and yet
it contains 1000 more women than
men.
The latest importations of bonnets
show much smaller shapes than hereto
fore.
Silk astrachan is very popular trim
ming material for both bonnets and
wraps.
Red is a favorite color for evening
dresses for entire costumes as well as for
accessories
The Empress of Russia, as we'll as the
Austrian Empress, is said to be an expert
shot with the rifle.
The tournure does not diminish in size,
as was predicted, but, on the contrary,
is worn larger than ever.
Mauve, so long a neglected color, is
once more fashionable. 1t is especially
favored for house toilets.
Pale pink wells are taking the place of
the red ones so long in favor. They are
more generally becoming.
Moire and ace-striped silk is a new
material for evening dresses, and is shown
in several delicate shades of color.
White kid gloves reaching a little
above the elbow are taking the place of
Swedish gloves for full-dress toilets.
Black plush is a favorite material for
bonnets. They are usually made with the
puffed crown, pushed up we'll toward the
front.
Amateur milliners find the winter
bonnets easily trimmed, as the high bow
and strings are nearly all that fashion
requires.
The twelve-year-old daughter of Hans
Hansen of Pipestone county, Mimi,
plowed 112 acres of his farm for him
last year.
France boasts of the oldest old maid
in the world. She is 100 years old and
lives at Auch. Her name is Mile.
Benoite.
Gray squirrel fur is used in bands for
trimming velvet and cloth costumes. 1t
is very dressy and comparatively mex
pensive.
Many young ladies are adopting the
braided coil at the back of the head in
place of the high coiffure that has been
so popular.
Checked velvet is decided novelty
1t is used in combination with silk or
plain velvet, end IS very effective trim
ring material.
Gracefully draped polonaise of woolen
material, over skirts of velvet or vel
veteen, compose very pretty and mex
pensive costumes.
Maria Henrietta, the Queen of the
Belgians, is said to be very democratic
in her tastes and habits, and this has
made her popular with her subjects.
The monogram is seen on every posi-
BILE belonging of fashionable woman;
on her lingerie, her toilet articles, her
umbrella handle, even on her sachet bag.
Long cloaks for little girls have fiat
plaits in the back, and yoke and hood
The cloak is shirred into the yoke, making
it very warm and comfortable, but not
graceful.
The cost of introducing girl into So
ciety in New York and carrying her sue
cessfully through one season is estimated
at 81 ,G9S, of which all but $3.50 is for
wearing apparel.
Ivory white satin and corded silk are
the favorite materials for bridal cos
tunes White velvet or white brocade
is sometimes used as a panel on these
dresses, but generally one material is
preferred.
A revival of brocaded silks is pre-
dicted. A few choice patterns which
have already appeared have grounds of
weave, which is seen in some new plain
silk as well.
The school teacher at Osceola, W. t.,
is young woman of only eighteen years
but she has no difficulty in keeping
order, for she threatens to sit down on
the first pupil who is insubordinate. She
weighs 32j pounds.
A novel glove is made of black kid,
and is intended to be worn over the
sleeve. The long top shows pattern of
machine stitched squares of Swedish
leather, which form striking contrast
to the black kid ground.
A thimble used by the Queen of Siam,
presented to her by the King, is made of
ROlu IN the IOIm OF Il lOLuS qua, inc lotus
being the royal flower, and is thickly
studded with diamonds so arranged as to
form her name and the date of her mar
riage.
In Bavaria it is not good form for
lady to shake hands with a gentleman
until she is very well acquainted with
him, and no unmarried woman is allowed
to speak on the street to any of her
friends of the opposite sex, no matter
hcw well she may know them.
Gorgeous effects are given in bright
red tulle, spangled over its entire surface
with round gilt spangles. The corsage
of watered silk, the same shade, has as a
finish to the neck and shoulder straps a
gilt cord Red satin slippers and stock
ings of the same hue complete the strik-
ing costume.
The universal fashion of wearing
aprons in the house has led to the pro-
duction Ct some very dainty novelties in
this line. Fine scrim is much used for
this purpose, with insertions of bright
color d ribbons, and some very pretty